Oh look, another book recommended by Sassymonkey. I can’t remember what she said about Alif the Unseen – something about there being a lot of interest in it. So, I reserved it. It arrived and TW started to read it. She didn’t get far before she put it down and said she wasn’t going to read it. I was surprised by this. Math, Science, Religion, Myth – seems like her thing. I decided to give it a try, though I didn’t have much hope.
It started slowly but… once the State came for Alif, it picked up and from there, I never even considered putting it down. Brilliant storytelling. The science. The tech. Fabulous. And, written by a woman. That just made it all the better.
(I don’t really understand the Harry Potter comparisons being made by reviewers. There is no comparison.)
Lol yes, there was ore-pub buzz.
I am tired of books being compared to Harry Potter. Sigh